Islamic History
Egyptian Women After the Drowning of Pharaoh: A Historical Observation
Ibn Kathīr and Ibn ʿAbd al-Ḥakam relate a historical account of Egyptian women’s marriages and authority after Pharaoh’s drowning.
Articles
Articles
Prayer
The Warning Against Preceding the Imām in Prayer
The Prophetic warning against preceding the imām in prayer, alongside a reported account cited in Tuḥfat al-Aḥwadhī as an admonition.
Principles of the Salafī Methodology
Slandering al-Barbahārī: A Timeless Pattern of Hypocrisy
﷽ Question Some of the callers who stir up tribulations have maligned Imām al-Barbahārī and his book Sharḥ al-Sunnah. What are your comments regarding this? Shaykh Ṣāliḥ ibn Fawzān... Read More
Principles of the Salafī Methodology
Shaykh Rabīʿ al-Madkhalī’s Scholarly Virtues: A Tribute by ʿAlī al-Ḥaddādī
A historical tribute by Dr ʿAlī ibn Yaḥyā al-Ḥaddādī to Shaykh Rabīʿ al-Madkhalī’s scholarship, courage, counsel and defence of the Salafī methodology.
Marriage
Marriage to One Connected with Sorcery: A Clear Scholarly Warnin
A concise and decisive response from Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān regarding marriage to someone connected to the practice of sorcery.
Character and Manners
Good Character in Its Proper Place: Al-Fawzān’s Warning Against Shayṭān’s Trap
Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān explains his warning against indiscriminate warmth towards people of innovation and wrongdoing, citing Qurʾānic guidance on whom to welcome and avoid.
Prayer
Praying Behind an Imām When There Is a Slight Deviation in the Qiblah – Shaykh Ṣāliḥ ibn Fawzān al-Fawzān
A scholarly explanation of the ruling on praying behind an Imām when the mosque’s Qiblah direction is slightly inaccurate, based on authentic prophetic guidance.
Parents and Children
Is It Allowed to Adorn Boys As Young As 2 With Gold – Shaykh Ibn Bāz
Shaykh Ibn Bāz answers a question about adorning young boys with gold.
Women and Ḥijāb
Is it Obligatory for Women to Dye Their Hands with Henna? – Shaykh ibn Bāz
Shaykh Ibn Bāz explains the ruling on women using henna on their hands and whether leaving them undyed constitutes imitation of men.
Marriage
This is a Punishment For What You Did With His Wife – Shaykh ʿAbdullāh al-Ghudayān:
Shaykh ʿAbd Allah al-Ghudayān recounts a man’s confession of an illicit relationship and advises fearing Allah, lowering the gaze and maintaining chastity.
Women and Ḥijāb
The Ruling on Tying the Hair and the Ḥadīth of “Camel Humps” – Shaykh ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn ʿAbdullāh ibn Bāz
Shaykh Ibn Bāz explains whether tying the hair at the back of the head falls within the prohibition described in the ḥadīth of camel humps and addresses untying it during prayer.
Women and Ḥijāb
The Ruling on Permanent Hair Removal and Its Relation to Changing the Creation of Allah – Shaykh ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn ʿAbdullāh ibn Bāz
A clear fatwā by Shaykh Ibn Bāz explaining the permissibility of permanent hair removal in accordance with the Sunnah and the principles of Islamic law.
